The New York Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1854, Page 4

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ERICAN MUSETM —Afternoep—4n Lice as Two SLASHER AND URASHER~Bvening—Evs :acke #OOD'S MINSTREL BALL, 444 Broadway -Brmiorian~ fieors Or: ELAY any Bumixsaue Orewa ICKLEY’S OPEKA Hi iB, 669 Broadway Bucs re Exnortan Ovens Teovrs #00D'S ETHIOPIAN MINSTRELS.-Mrcuanice’ Hart @2 Rresewar. PEGVAM'S JURVESQUE OPERA [ROUPE—Erano- Was Paxronuarces. APOLLO ROOMS —Livine GuRiosirn Mew York, Friday, October 20, 1854, Malla for the Pacitic. FE NEW YORE HERALD—OALIFORNIA EDITION. ‘The United States mai) steamship North Star, Capt. ——, Wi) ‘leave this port this afternoon, at two @Peloek, for Aspinwall. ‘be mails for California and other parts of the Pacifie ‘WH close at one o'clock. fhe New Youx Weexiy Amra:D, California edition, eataining the latest intelligence from all parts of the World, will 06 published at ten o'clock in the morning. Mingle copies sixpence Agents will please send i ‘dhetr onders as early as possible a The News, , POLITIOAL AFFAIRS. / ‘We publish in another column some interesting political intelligence tespecting the candda‘es fu: effice in th © State, together vith a complete list of @ominces for cits and county oflicers in this city. ‘Be far as ascertoined. The returns frow Pennsylvania indicate that the prohibitory iiquor law has been rejected by the people. 8c feras heard from the majority against There are yet five counties w the law ia 3193, be heard from, and although it is anticipated tha they have giv nu mejorities in favor of prohibition Jet wo are of op sion that the law will be de'eated. Pollock's majority for Goversor will not vary fs from 36,000, wiile the demovratic candidate for Judge leads his whig opponent nearly 40,000 votes. A éeta'led report of the actas! business transas: ed by the Koow Not \ing Convention in Massachu metts, on Wednesday, is given elsewhere. It i Feprerented as being one of the most turbalent meet. ngs ever he!d in that State. Tae split in the orde: at U ica is raid to be complete and beyond repiir. The Vermont Legislature yesterday elected Jud ze- of the Supreme Conrt and State offi.ers, with th excepticn of recary. TSE POLITICAL LIBEL CASE, We give in another part of this morning’s paper » Teport of the opening of tre case o! Barr agains Erben, instituted in the Common Pleas, for au alleg ed libel. The case has caused considerable excite ‘Went in political circles, and as many secrets of thr Monicips) Reform Committee will be brought Jight in the conse of the trial, the public may ea pect some interesting cisclosures. There isa bri hhaot array of insel on either side, and the figh' wilbs a well contested one. In view of the coming @lec' ions, the case has been brought on most oppor tunely. ANOTERER DEFALCATION. ‘These are troublous and uncertain times for the fdoanciers and holders of bank bills, Throughou the West ‘here have been recently several terrible monetary ex; losions, and the entire financial system Tn this city, too, scarcely & day passes that we do not chro- Yesterday @ut there seems to be in an eruptive stat» micle the collapse cf an “ institation.” Wall street was perturbed by the repo-t of the de falcation of the paying teller of the Ocean Bank— he is ;lus seventy-five thousand dollars, the bank The bank, however, is Ho ders of bills of whatever description should be on their winus a similar amount. said to be unuffectei by the transaction. guard. STATE OF THE MARKETS. Common gisdes of State flon: were echange yesteriay; «xtra brands were ficm. tice of boxsheads am.un'ed to about 7,509, the aggregate sa’es reached about 1,100 hhds., leav ing a reduced stock of only about 6,400 bhi , agains: a out 20,000 a: the same period last year. 186 STEAMSHIP FRANELIN. The r- mains of tie wreck of she steamship Fran). Hin, exclusive o parts of her machinery, &v., pre. viously saved, was sold by auction at Moriches, L, L, on the \7'» instant, for $1,500. Theiroa, aad fragments of her machinery, wita other materiais teken from the we ck, will be sold to-day by Messre. Walter Greenough & Co., 109 Wall stree;,on ac- count of whom it may concer. APVAIRS IN THR CITY. The police yesterday arrested a min, named Eil- ‘ward Hogsn, on suspicion of betng the bargtar who shot officer Cahill some three weeks since, The alleged murderer, together with a confederste named Cushing, was sent to prison to avait an exaMination. Ic ax cther column we give an account of the ar- Test, yesterday, of Edward L. Houghton, a mer chant of thiacity,on a charge of fraod, involving Beary five thoussnd dollars, The session of the Board of Aldermen, 'ast cven- ing. ¥s8 mainly occupied in considering reports relative to the places for holding elections and ap printing inepestors. A communication from tr Comptroller conc. ning the interminabie Reynold- offal contract ws rea. It may be fonad in our re port of the proceedings. The monthly report of the Sixt and Eighth avenue railroads places the re ceipte of those roads for September at $44,255 68. THE DRY GOODS THaDE. Mesars. Wilmerding, Hoga-t and Humbert het i # catalogue rale of 500 pieces of Freac aad S2o%ch all-wool plaids, and 1,200 cartons dress trimming: end millinery goods, which were embraced fa ab ya 878 lots. The al!-wool plaids included desirab'- myles, suitable for the city trad», and wre rowdily sold at 53c. 8 55¢., iadicsting an ‘mprovemont ov- previovs sales. There were aiso Jiues of tri nmiazs, including black velvets, and woollen aad slik goois together with colored galloone—all of which soli ‘well, and many lots of tue trimmiogs and gallo n- were duplicated. Mersrs, Coffin and Haydock held a large sale o French gorda, includieg «ilk asd worsted goois ladies’ clothe, velvets and loves. The catsiogu aipo embraced about 600 pieces Turkey reda, sui wile for dresses and upholstery purposes, all of wi ich were sold at satisfatory prices, The othe | street, will sell, this day, » splendd arso:tment of Tich ond d+sirabie styles of recently imported em- ¥ , | bro'deries, waich well merit the atienton of the weeny HERALD Swory Sarg MOncents pay | teh ¢ | sale of <6 | eon, and compriving the best mavufastures of Patly | main istv ¢ tun Benton or Van Buren. de'p) a. Tie sale crewa ood bouse, and t ey were ail sol nun the Buropeas $1 ser annum, | a Britain and $ te any part » Uwe Com a ¢ post whic included 104 lote. A good com any was pre- sent, nd every lot was sold at satis astory prices. cbants can be found to discount Ssnta Aaua’s clatm on the United States government for three millions of dellars, aud thereby furnifiéh him with what he badly eeeds—a supply of ready coth. Arother question of fully equal y te interests of the Mexican ruler aod whose without e929 white wheat Id a’ $222, and [niian corn at Tse. @80.. Mess pork coli at $12 25. Cotson was more ective, and the sules amounted to boat 2,400 bales, ‘at ful! prices, sustaining the advance previoualy no, The stock of sugars in this market is very light, It was ascertained yesterday that the entire stock Afterwards, gods, with few exe | t'ons, were eo'd, and on ‘avor-! Cnn. Cass ON THE & goar—The lst> devlara- EwrLormert oF Foretgyer3; on Boarp or | able terms compar:d to former sales of similar tion o Gen. Cars, n g ublic speeoh af Detroit, goods. Ampnican Vesstls—The loss of the Arctic has to some extent revived the subject of the employment of foreigners oa board of our pecket ships and steamers. Three- fourths of her crew, it {a confidently and we believe correctly asserted, were com- posed of men wio were neither citizens by virth or naturalization, while the 'aw requires that two thirds at Jeast shall owe their alle- giance to ‘his country. Now whether the la- weptable loss of life which {t has been our pain- ful duty to record, is in avy way attribatable to the preponderance of the foreign over the native bands, has nothing to do with the sub- ject. Ifrome of them acted a dastardly part in that terrible and trying hour, there were others whose heroism is beyood all praize. We would simply call attention to the fact that over tw. thirds of the men employed on our mer, hant versels are not citizens of the United ‘| States, The cause of this is very obvious— no enoouragement is given to Americans in either the merchant or naval service, and the admirable system of apprenticeship which England has adopted is almost entirely ignored by us. One of the very few exceptions to this was presented by the owners of the Great Re- public, which was burned some moaths ago. That ship ou her fffst voyage was to have taken out fifty apprentices, who were to be thoroughly educated, not only with reference to the man- agement of a ship, but in the seience of navi- gation. Her loss, however, prevented the ex- cellent project which ber owners had in view from being carried into op-ration, and we have not since heard of the intention of any other to take it up. While the present system of employing sailors and others prevails, it is vain to expect our ships to be manned by men who in the hour of danger will nos shrink from their posts, like the cowardly crew of the lost Arc- tic. The enactment of a law compelling the owners of each vessel, to take not less than three apprentices, would work a complete re- form in this particular, and we trust will meet with that consideration which its importance demands at the hands of our legislators. Tue Grinvett Exreprriox.—On Tuesday last this paper published, exclusively, an ac- count of the second expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, so far as it had progressed up to the date of our correspondent’s letter. On Wedneeday, the same account appeared in the Tribune, and in such shape as would lead the readers of that journal to suppose that it had been written or farnished for its colamns. Such is not the fact—the account was the property of the New York Henatp. that he wa- thank* 4) thet bi plac: cf resisence Mesors. Wimerding, Hogue’ & Humbert, B-oed ip in a free State, fas excited very strong sus- picions among ¢’ rtain organs f te Sou'hern democracy «1 D¥ sound ese on tie slavery ques- tion. ‘They ® ¢e insulted—they can’t stand it— Mie. Hog: erty, Jones & Co. beid a peremotory and £0 they "dave exc: m nicate! the old Se- ieces of carpeting, tie jast of taeres ator, ran} j,.¢ him ax not awhii bett « om the But ® 4 Gen. Cuss is not the man “ to give it DP £0," he has put on bis tarness, backled on his © «ord, and “ armed cap-i-pie” with thecon- Stit ation and tbe law, te has manfuliy tukea tte etump to define his position on the Nebras- “ka bill, a8 contra-distinguiched from his opin- ions of slavery in the abstract. The substance of rome two or three of his last speeciies is given in anotber part of this poper; and in vheir perusal our redders cannot f.il to sdmire the dexerity with which the venerable Senator pulls to the windward of the anti-slavery se: ment of Michigan, in ex; ounding tie constitu- tional rights of South Carolina Gen. Case, however, adheres to one declara- tion, which is quite sufficient to wind up his prospects for tbe Presidency. It is the declara- tion that sli.very—the slavery of our Southera Stater—i« “asocial ant political evil.” It is ‘a sop to Cerberus’—. declaration ia- tended to soften the anti-slavery sentiment of Micbizan agaiust the Nebraska vill, as the Jabors of tie venerable: Senator ure rpecially devoted to prove that the repeal of the Missouri compromise caonot result to the advantage of Sou:hern slavery. And thus he has lost bis balance on the see-saw of Mason and Dixon’s line, is tilted off the Northern end, and is prostrated. If there is to be another National Democratic Baltimore Conventioa— which is very doubtful—Gen. Cass at tifit zathering will be very apt to be passed over, sub silentio, as the most churitable way in which he can be disposed of. His thankfulness that his residence is in @ free State, and his re- peated conviction that “s’avery is a political aud social evil,” render him hereafter wholly upavailable in the South, whatever explana- tions he may volunteer in behalf of Southern right. at is quite posable, also, that notwithstand- ing his Miseissippi cotton plautation, with its two hundred slaves in good condition, Judge Douglas will be called to a rigid cross-exami- uation, on the meeting of Congress, conceraing some epeeches of bis in Ilincisou the Nebraska’ bill. He is represented as having pushed through the repeal of the Missouri compromise, because it recognized slavery on the south side of 36 deg. 30 min., and his organs challenge their opponents that the Illinois Nebraska men can’t recognise slavery south of any line, It isa lucky thing that during all this agitation and troubl- among our democratic politicians, Mr. Buchanan and John Van Buren have been on the other eide cf the water. favorable prices. Jno. A. Curtis also held a spirited carpst eale, fanca Anna’s Bold stroke for a Urown. The question now is whether bankers or mer- inper'snce to that exalted personage is, whether the royal howses of Europe, or any of them, can be persuaded that they have sufficient interest in the encouragement of the monarchical prin. ciple in Atncrica to lend Santa Anna a helping band in establishing himself on a Mexicao throne. The consideration ef these two pro- blems is engrossing the Dictator’s w king hours, and uot uoirequently disturbwug his rest. It may seem strange thats» shortly after our Jiberal gift of seven millions, Sauta Anna should again find himself in need. But it mast be remeanbered that some substantial portion of this fupd was absorbed by various parties ua- known in this country: men whose devotion to aid to the treaty naturally deserved reward. Acain, the civil war which had lasted for some months previous to the treaty, had plunged Santa Aunainto debt: his most pressing cred itors have now been partially or wholly paid and hence another slice was cut from the sev-n million loaf. Several huadred th usand doliars —perbaps more—found thir way into the pockets of armcrers and cinnon found. ers here and ia Europe. Half a mitlion, it is suid, has been sent to Europe to hire a troop of Swiss mercenaries who are to serve as the body guard of the future Emperor of Mexico Finally, the pageants and pompous ceremoates of the court itself must have cost come money; and, as we know that six months ago, th: tinances of the State were so deplorably de- pressed that even the church was squeezed: these luxuries must have been defrayed out ot cur bounty, A little reflection wilt show that theee various expenditures must have absorbed the whole seven millions: while the draiv caused by the revolutionary war still continues. Hence, some time since, Santa Anna was again driven to seck funds abroad. The tbree milion balance, to be pa d him as soon as tie boundary is drawn, was naturally the firat point to which his thoughts turned: if the political horizon were smooth, b-nkersand money dealers could be found to »nticipate the action of tne govern- ment and ha.d bim the money at once ia con- sideration of a decent shave. But the move. wents of Alvarez were a serious obsiacle in the way of financ al operations. A new raler, ris- ing over Sania Aona’s ruins, would not be likely to recognise any contract made by the latter with foreign financiers, especially when such a recognition would cost its autho: three millions of money. Alvarez, installed as President, might very properly say to the Rothschilds or any other oyerator who hai advenced the three millions to Santa Anna: Gentlemen, you acted on your ow risk: My predecessor's dealings with you were of a private nature, and cannot iu any Woy impair the claim of Mexico oa the United States for the three millions still due on the treaty. This view of the case was very bluntly put forward by the financiers to whom Santa Av.na mde overture: respecting vbe 1at- ter; and it became evident that the success o/ his scheme depended upon h's convincing these moneyed men thai no danger was to be appr:- bended fr.m A’varez or any other revolution: ary leader. According y, the Mexican agents in this country set to work to spread that in- pression. W:en our correspondents wrote us that Alvarez was makivg progress, the Mexi- cans asseverated that the very contrary wa t e case, and that in such and such provinces, the revolution wa: quelled. Oa a»other occa- tion, a f w days since, @ paragraph purport- ing to bea telegraphic communication from New Orleans, and containing a statement to the effect that Alvarez was completely over- thrown, found its way into all the city papers. We exposed its source and its fallacy at once : but nevertheless, the paragraph got abroad, and doubtless answered the object in some quar- ters, The plan is still in operation. We se undeniable evidence of a scheme on the part o: the Mex can authorities to suppress the trath of what ie going on ia Mexico, «nd that for the | purpose of deluding the money dealers here and in England. If, now, they allow them. selves to be deceived, the fault will not be ours, On the other hand, Santa Anna’s Europeaa echeme is equally ingenious, and if successfal, will prove equally advantageous to his inte- rests, A con.ressis now being held at Brassels at which Mexican Ministers in Europe are de- sired to be present. We ere informed that it numbers among its members Senor Castillo y Lanzas, Mexican Minister to London; Senor Pacheco, Mexican Mivister to Paris; General Uraga, to Berlin; Senor Vivo, to Madrid, and Senor Gutierrez E-trada, to Rome. Theee gentlemen are met to make to the vari- ous sovereigns of Europe proposals of » most delicate nature. Santa Anna agrees to alter the constitution of Mexico and establish o monarcby there, himeelf being the first king or +mperor. Being in no wise solicitous about his dynasty, he is ready to designate for his successor any stray scion of one of the royal fa- milies of Europe whom they may choose to ap. point. In ccnsideration hereof, he éxpects to Rereat Tar Dvury.—It is report«d that some of the Pennsylvania coal miners have resolved to suspend for a while their supplies of coal to the market. If this experiment should be tried the very firstact of Congress should be, and ces we hope will be, the absolute repeal of the duty Tn Reat Victor iN THE CrIMeA.—We have | 02 Coal. seen no mention made of the active part which Madvme St. Arnaud took in the invasion of the Crimea. There she was, nevertheless, as busy and prcmin:nt as ever. The deluy in the de parture of the expcdition was, it is well known, occasioned by the large amount of baggage which this lady took out with her from France, amounting, it is said, to something like fifteen hundred bandboxes. As a French woman’s traps are exceedingly frail, and require delicate bandling, it was found necessary to provide ad ditional transports for their couveysmce to the Chersonnean peninsula. It is said that the de. termination to at‘ack Sebastopol was the result of a coup de tete on the part of the poor Mar- sbal, who has been nearly driven crazy by a concatenation of domestic as well as military +mbarrassinents, It is fortunate for the coali- tion that they have got such an ally, for with- ont some such spur to his military ardor as his spirited | elpmate, we fear th.t the commander- in-cbief of the army of the East would have done but little to deser: @his Marshal’s baton, TEsTIMONTAL To THE Crew oF THE ARcTIC— The ladies of New York have it in contempla- tion to present the survivors of the crew of the Arctic with a leather medal and a life preserver each, as the most appropriate memorials of their late achievements, Cottarstnc.—The rotton banks all round the country. Steer clear of Western bogus and wild cat bills, and all sorts of shin-plasters, Squally times, ACADEMY OF Music ~The Manager of the Italian Opera troupe, fearing that tigoor Mario may not be psr- fectly recovered from his hoarseness, and being desirous that the patrons of the opera should not be disappoint- ed, deemed it proper to chonge the night of per- formance from this to to morrow (Saturday) evering ‘The opera selected for the occasion is “Norma ”’ with a cast which csnnot fail to please— Mad. Grisi as Norma, Signorina Donovani as Adelgisa, Signor Mario as Polli one, and Signor Susini as Oroveso. ENGust. OreRa AT TRE BROADWAY—MARITANA —“‘Mari- tana’ the crowning work of William Vincent Wallace, and probably the finest Eng'‘sb o}era on the stage, was pro duced last evening, at the Broaiway theatre. It is not wholly unknown on this ride the water, having hada success ul run some years ago at Philadelphia, and hav ing been also performed, as we believe, though in an im- A TneartnicaL Exrr.—Barnum seems to be making the preparations usual with men who are about to equare their accounts with the world, namely: relling off his stock in trade, and writing his memoirs. It issaii that a fis of melancholy, induced by his last abortion of the Crystal Palace revival, has decided him to renounce forever the pomp and circumstance of the showman’s life. His merits may be summed up in the remark that he will leave a void in his peculisr line which no one will have cither the ambition «rthe impudence to attempt to fill up. By the bye, in the list of his travelling menagerie and museum, which we sce ‘adver- tieed for sale on Thur:day next, we see no men- tion made of the mernaid or the woolly horee. We trust that he has not become ashamed of those interesting episodes in his carecr, and that we rhall pot find the same omissions in his forth- coming autobiograpby. Separate Barnum from there triumphs of human ingenuity, and he be- comes but an ordioary mortal. It is strange bow prone m:n of genius are to kick from ua- der them the ladder on which they have moun'ed to fume. Active ReststancE—A Constitutional QuES- trox —The City Councils of Washington have been making some experiments of late for the uppression of liquor drinking in the national capital. And they have gone to work in the usual way of an attack upon the taverns and oyster cellars. But the holders of these estab- isbments have had a private meeting upoa the subject, and appear to be resolved upon -ome plan of open or underground resistance. Now, the Constitution of the United States ex, pres:ly provides that Congress shall have ‘ ex- clusive legislation” over the District of Colam- bia, “in all cases whatsoev er.” This is a case— this liquor Lusiness, a hard case—and one in which both houses and all parties in Congress are largely in'erested. Let the refectories of Washington, therefore, appeal from the Corpo- ration to Congress, and they may get a reduc, evening to hear it at the Broadway. the scenes entirely adapted from the drama of taat title, who is said by the libretto to have writen the words: All that js good in the opera—excest the music—bslongs to the original Freoch play; mach that might have been only stolen what he puts forth as his own, but bas stolen it clumsily, carrying off all the dross and leaving mash Precious matter behind. Thus much of the words. The music is, as we said, to our mind, the most brilliant and Piece adoun¢s with sweet melodica; many of which, such as the “Harp in tho Air,”’ “Scenes that are bright est,”” have become familiar ia every drawing room, and have he!ped to raise Mr. Wallace to his present exalted rark among composers. ‘The performers at the Broadway last evening did it fair justice. Miss Louisa Pyne, (Maritana,) was in + <- cellent voice, and played with her usual entrain Tne “Harp in the air’ she sang with oxquisite taste and shill, and in the Cucts with Garcison, (Don Cmsar,) gave fresh proofs of her admirable vocalization. A more finished method than hox’s, combined with a voice as aweet, we have never heard, andcan scarcsly hope to bear. In the scene vith the mob, when she tells hec patrons their fortunes, she exhidited several of her fs- vorite tours deforce shakes, &e., and brought down the boure with enthusisstic applause. Noone who has not heard Loulss Pyne can pretend to be aucourunt of the » the tenor, played Don Cesar. We fancied be rather exaggerated the cbaracier in the firat scenes, but towards the close bis acting improved, and left but littie to be wished for. His singing was as goodas usual. A fiver tenor song than his “Turn op, Old Time, thine dourgises’’ is seldom heard in any opera. Nor was the bateo, Mr Boranni, undeserving of praine. His air in the third act was well sung and deserved the applause it ob. taized. Alogether ‘‘Maritany” ia a success, and will continue to deaw for sometime. We know that the management of the Broadway is too enterprising to grve up the same opere day affer day, when the public taste cravesafte: novelti-a; but jndiciously alterna‘ed with others, ‘Mari. tana” ill bear f:equent representations. The favor with which it was received last evening, is to us a convincing receive from the European Powers such aid as tion of their taxes upon tose indispensable ad- [ Andbe Rod ravatsonee wae aguaer avon bgt i may be necessory—in the shape of money and | Juscts to stale oysters, to wit: bald-faced whia | suc.cestul ron. ap eg thet the new York vabio la key and home-made brandy. New Yorx Poxttics.—We give in another place all the State and city nominations yet made, so far as we have been able to ascertaia them, On account of the multiplicity of candi- dates, this list may be incomplete, and we re- quest the politiciaus throughout the State to send us such corrections and additional infor- mation as they may be able to make or to gather. In sending nominations for Congress, ve desire to obtain the number of the district. apd the county or countics composing it, and in Assembly nominations, the name of the county and the number of the particular dis- ‘riet of the county. In city Assembly nomi- uations, the umber of the district is necessary. By these means we may be enabled to make a toll list before election doy, le ne ond assistants, as well 98 ev-i ovber ttopresarve who consults the public taste, andgow pot try to substitute humbag for art, will’ reap an sbapdant harvest in our city. MErnororr7an THRATRE.—A new drama, entitled ‘ The Cousie, of Lyons,” was played for the first time last evening at this theatre, and with tho most flattering suc- cess. It is founded upon a well known fact in French crimixa) jarisprudence, wherein the resemblance wa} #0 great bet@een a notorious thief and aa Lonest bourgecis, that the latter was arrested, tried, convieved and exe evted for a muréer o mmitted by t2e former. The dra matist bas woven these facts into very effective drama, whe:cin both the principal parts are played by the sems aotor, after the f-shion of the ‘Corsican Brothers,”’ ‘The Grama differs from the story in the denouement, a+ ja the ploy the mistake in the identity of the man is rectified previous to the application of the gail- lotine, ond virtue is rewarded o la mode Francais the principal characters, Joseph Leearques, the vistim, and Dubore, the sseassin, were performed by Mr. Eddy ‘with his usual discrimination, while he was ably supe men—to consolidate his power and crush th: rebels. By assisting bim, the monarchies of Europe will interpose a check agaiast the sprend of republican privciples, and streogthen their own cause by the erection of a throne ia Am» rica, Tois—conjoined with the, p-rsonal offer of accepting a successor of their choice—will, i is expected, be sufficient to induce them to plac a few spare millions at his disposal, and ever to lend him a few regiments, Such are the plans of the ruler of Mexico, Ir must be admitted that they evince a far-seeiay ntellec’. No oue has ever suxpecred Sintn Apna of any superfluous principle: if he suo- ceeds in these schemes, the last acts of bis Jif will afford a striking confirmation of the im- pressions which his early ov reer has left on the minds of those who know him, perfect manner, in this city. It wae, however, a comps. rative novelty to the audience which assembled last For the benefit of those who were not present, we may say that the story is that of Don Cwsar de Bazan, and ‘We can trace little to the pen of Mr. Edward Fitzbelly ‘taken from it has been overiooked. Mr. Fitzbell has not striking of the eatire repertory of English opera. The j= by My. ©. Boutface as Denbenton, Jordan as poard, De Walten es Langdoe es Cousreil, Floydas Didier, Tozer a+ Jotiq spencer as Martin, Topsan as Lambert, Miss Woodward ss Jalie Lesarques, and Vre. Jordan os Jeanne Junging frem the favorable reception of the frst cight.the Courier of Lyous will have alongrup. The sfterpece, however, #as not quite farct- eal enough for the mej mty of the audience, who always expect to evjo, a good laugh after the Grst piece is over. ‘Wattace’s ‘mearee—Rosa Bunnert —Miss Rosa Ben- Bett, the new leading actress for this theatre, made her frst appearance on the american stage last evening, as Lady Gay Spenker, ic “London Assurapce.’’ The house ‘was croaded to excess. Miss Bennett nas been daring ‘the last three years ® favorite actress in the Eoglish provineial theatres, and succse:ed in satisfying the Hsy- market audiences Her sister, Julia Bennet, is an ex cellent actrees; copsequently she had ea excellent pies: tige on which to found her fame in New York. “London Assuronce’’ wan cast as follows:— Chay i*s Court! por Harcourt Meade. ax barkaway . Coo) = Isaacs bimpron Gace barkaway. Misa Bennett was received cordially, She isa youthfal and beautiful woman, with s pelite Ggure, a complexion neither blonde or brunette. but having the spirituelle ex- preesion of the former, with the piquancy of the latter— & pleatant smile—a voice which, if not so melodious many that we hsve heard, ia still rull, powerful, and sympathetic and a ringing laugh. With all these re- quisites of success, failare was out of ths question. She dashed through the third act with « degree of spirit Which ensured her La fall of the drop. The fourih and fiith scta were uneven, and thouyh her per. formance ‘ieplayed many beauties, yet, as a whole, she did not fill up the part. In ber scene with sir Hr, court she played too much to the house, and too litle to him. The piece was well played, yet not so perfectly as might be expected from the array of strong names in the roc, Mr. Wallach, Mr Lester and Mr. Vincent particularly distinguished themselves, and badly the parte they played were never better done: pi sero “r. Brougham’s ir Harcourt was a jadicious and sensible performance Mr Blake. lar Chippendale, Mr. stewart, Mra eey, ‘and Mrs bens gave respectable render.ngs of the charecters which they zepresented Tne piece was put upon the stage in the very best manner, and tne audi. ence seemed highly delighted with the performance. “London Assurance’’ will be played this evening. Religious Intelligence. NEW BAPTIST CHURCH—LAYING OF THE CORNER STONS. The corner stone of a new Baptist Church in course of erection om the corner of Thirty-fifth street and Fifth avenue, was Isid yesterday af ternoon, with appropriate services. About one hun- dred people assembled to witness the ceremonies, which were commenced with prayer by the Kev, J. Banvard felect portions of the Scriptures were read be feels H. J Eddy, and attera prayer by Rev. E. La- rop and an address by Rev. Parceilas Church, the fol- Jowing hymn, written for the occasion, by Rev. 8. 3. Cut- ting, was sung by tne sudience:— or whose temple broad and high, an Gelant ealeor heaven illume; Whose glory kinaies on the aky, And breathes in every flower’s perfume, We raise to Thee this hambler dome, i Where throngs the name of Ubrist shall bless, Where Zion’s pilgrims, journeying home, Bhall oft for rest and succor press. Waits now our early work for Theo— And turning from esrth’s dia away, ‘With prayer and sacred minstrelay, We ask Toy blessing, Lord, to.cay. ‘These walls illume wita brighter rays ‘han those from orient chambara given; Here breathe on bruised hearts Thy grace, More frograzt than the breath of even’, And when no more in prayer or song ‘Witkin this house thy servante join, ise prolong 4 heavenly choirs, in strains divine. At the conclusion of the foregoing hymn, « collection was taken up; efter which Kev J. L. Hodge, DD, de- livered an address. ‘ihe corner stone wae tnon laid by Rev. 8. A Corey, who is to be the pastor of the church. The foliowirg articles were placed veneath it:—A copy of ihe Bibie; the papers of the secular press of this city; NV 3 iz Independent; ist ier ; appual report of the Baptist Home 10a So ctety; publications of the anus Baptist Pubiication ‘The aying of the corner stone was followed with a prayer by Kev. A. D Gillett, and after the doxology was cbsunted snd benediction |, the audience dir- ‘The following is s description o: the church:— It will be built of brown stone from the Belleville quar. rien in New Jersey, and wili bein the Bysictive sty e of srebiteciure. The building is 63 by 126 fee’, wita a remi circular apsis 15 by «5 feet Ibere will be two ‘wwere acd spires in front, each 192 feet vigh. Toe church will be lighted almost entarely rrom the roof, there being no winoows except one large triple winiow in the front, on Fi:th avenue. Tne interior will be diviaed aw pave axé aisles by piers and arcaes, but there will be no galleries be ceilings will te arched; that of the nave or central portion of the church is to be divided into three large domes, each 31 feet in aiameter, which will be filled with*ticnly steined glass The remaini: ‘tions of the interior and the apsis wili be decorat the highest style of art. ‘he church will affurd seste for about 1.000 pereons, and will have cost, when com. , about $60 000 ‘The architecis are Edson and gelbert, of taia city. AMERICAN ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS GOING TO ROM. ‘From the Freeman’s “dere Oct. 20. f steamahip Canada, ica: New Nok last , bore as & passenger, on way to Rome, the ilus*rious and beloved Archbishoo-f New York. He goes in cons ce of the request of the Holy Father, who desires 10 have # r presentation of the American hierarchy present in the Kternal City, a the coancil which is for the inning of December. ‘The prayers and su: ‘tions of hia devoted clergy and the Oa Lacon fbn render dicen hear ani #0 proud of him, w: Sins aemnguer ates effect ti cont health, ano Atting bim tor the Holy See = tas Most of the reverend oh of the city, and many fiom neighboring pisces, with a number of thé promi Bert citizens ot New York, who hed heard of his fatend- ed departure, gathered at the steamer to receive his diessing, and to express their good wishes for his voy- ag : @ Rev. Francis. McNlcray accompanies him as rivate secretary ‘ihe reverend clergy of the diocess will a4d the collect, pro inantibus, in the mass of the day, for the Most ‘Kev. archbithog, until bis retun Beside the /rebbisbop of New York, other pre- several lates of ‘this ee cal otek oe arch- bishop Kenrick, of , 8nd Bishop O’Comnor, of Pittaburg—the former accompanied by the Kev. Mr Folley, aa bis secreiary—left New York in the stesmer of the J4th. The Rt. Rev. Bisbop Timon, of Buffalo, took hia de- parture in the Canada, with Archbishop Hughes We vearn that Bishop New of Philadelphia, goes out in the steamer of this date; but he bas not yet arri m town It is not improbaole that others are of the numoer that pr bei present in Rome the hearts of the faithtul throughout the world, Marine Affairs. Tax Bunxt Inox fmP —The bark Charlotte Harrison, arrived at Quebec, sug 17, reports passing on the 17th Aug., in lat. 64N., 16 W,, the hull ot an fron ship, with a white painted streak, spparently burnt. This is ‘the same vessel passed by the Mary Morris onthe 18ta Avg , and supposed by Capt McLeavy to be the wrecs of the steamer City of Glasgow. Js the latter had no ‘white streaz,’’ the wreck could not be her. It was doubtless that of the British iron ship Shandon, as sug gested at the time. SmZURE OF 4 ~UrPosRD SLavEr.—The brig Sierra Leone, (formerly the Lyra Ann,) which cleared on Wednesday for the West Coast of Africa, wae seized yesterday by the authorities on the ground of being intended for slave trading. The District Attorney and several revenue officers were on board of her during the day. An exami- TELEGRAPHIO, SHIP QAPSIZED WHILE BEING LAUNCHED. troub © will be expended in rightieg her. BRIO HORACE GREBLEY OaPS1ZED—LOSS OF LIFE. t wo, 8 ©, with timderand naval stores, bound to this port, capsized in the gele of the 19th ins}. She drifted Seach coraaian faremarehn t ar be witha amoan' a Tage in ber held, ‘The captain ned mnste were drowned ibe former bas left » wife and several children to mourn their sad bereevement. him on his "4 we may indulge im the hope that this visit, im by 3 ears of important labors yet in the vineyard of “4 le on thst great occasion, whish now iat eset rejoices ,| Tee ae ns Sweat inane: naam ving darglars in Teoth «tree, oorcer of avenue B, a few weeks 0g0, while endeavoring t. mase their errest. The infor- mation which led to the arrest oi Hogaa was given by & men nemed Jickerson, wh, ta bis sMidavit, deposee that while ‘tandi:g at the dour of @ liquor sto ein Water street, he waa scc wiei by Hogaa, who being on the op- porite sice o. the way, beckon-a t» him to come over, ag be wanied to spe.k tocim {ckerson and Hogon be. Ing sequaintances, goon got iu'o coaversation, when Ho- gan said, “1 have gov aduut eighiy dollars; won’t you come on s toat ” (seme) To shis tovitation Dicker- . son egreed, and 1 Bourh street, where tb-y were aver tances, al-o supposes to ve ‘on the ley erer of the p liceman, Cahail, who was shot by ‘Y proceeted to @ po ter house in ‘two otaer aoquaine Kateri store, they tock @ rai ip s corer, aud got ogg bg conversstion, superiuteed so doadt, en in nense Gea) of ded rum that they bso D-en drinking said Le bnew » “hu,orome plum they could exack, woul: yelo them sbout tro thousand to $2 6CU; that the individual #no ‘the house ‘was sp old banker, 200 sep: a ight hold of all his tuads; furthermoge, thot they wore of plenty of “stuff”? The wesms by which the waa to be entered were then ciscus ¢3, ani the merit attached to the propositions of each of the raeaals Ws@ passed upon; obe prono-ed the quiet way of alee beys, another nip- pers, and anctber the pin.e.a, which was to be 4 to the bys age g B76 Se ats “ap rd terruptions, Hogau had oo fear; he would, be sa: s00B put the men thet tried to stop him into the other worlb—namely, by pau “some Bold lead into bi ody,” Feversi Gri decax y would ‘just as soon stioot “shot the watchman did not cares bg wh prison He then beesme aware that he bed been imprudent in. speeed, and endeavored to tn imits'e his companions by UWrestening i they Cares to peak sdout what he b. just raid, to put © bell through soem. He his speech by paring, “Yen, it wea me who snot the police. men, and lam the mac #ho kilea tue man ia Jersey.”” Busineés, now, was the next thing iacrder, and it wae heh ise! fo Seetnoes tee oure until the fullowng mighs, as the necessary tools for the commirsion of tue ourgia:y were not on hand then. Jiieherson the: r nesoay night; but thinkii 0 of justice would be served tetter by his f pe hej hy had obtatned jofor mas! o! to Ca; Litcbett, who s¢pareo to che spit tn both Sect ted kp arrested Bogen ano his friecd Cushio; were then taken to the Fourth werd station Douse soa boskes up ta await an examivation. — Yao Tuck CRNTBEVILLB COURSE, L. I.—TROTTING, Atrotting match, mile hests, best three in fire te ‘Wagons, came off yesterday sfternoon, between b. g. Jim and b.g Tcm ‘hamb, which was won by Jim in three straight heats. Tom Thum was the favorite previous to the start, at two to on+; ou’ bis backers, not having s very bigh opinion of him, on acsount of his condition, thought i: prudent to keep their breeches pockets but- toned, and therefore did not fall very heavily. Jim. trotted better than was expected. A race against time followed the above, a gray horse being matched to trot three miles in nine minutes. The betting was dollars to shilings thet tims would win; ‘bot the horre performed the distance in 8:40, m good atyle, and the takers of the od1e went away rejoisiag. then followed » match for #2U0, mile heats, in har ; heimdeer naa b. g. Tom Thump, (not 104 ageiost Jim.) which was @ most exciting affair throvgzout ‘he frst hest was well con- tested and trotted squarely by both horses; but pes coming on before the gecond heat was started both horses rar the greater part of the distance, Reindeer vos by a lengib. The following w « summery of the day’s sport at the Ofecmenasy Get 19 fog Match. ply REDAY, 7 —‘rott or B% mile hests best three in cers to wagons, . Woodrell, nemed > g. Jim... rid Joel Conklin named bg om ‘haat w22s mie heats, in at 22 UNION COUBSE, L. I-—TROTTING. At the Union Cours+ there #as also consijerable sport, two trotting matches tating place daring the afternoon, ‘the first between g. m. Sontag and b g. John Wan, the owners to diive, for $1,000, mile beats, best three in five, in harness; and the other betweeu g. m. Alice Grey and br. m. Dutch: Sontag won her race with the grsatest ease; and alice Grey proved teo much for Dutchess. The following is s eummery:— TaumeDay, Oct. 19—Protting Match—$1,000, mile heater, bent three in five, in harcess, owners to drive. Owner nsmeq g.m ‘ontsg.... o RUD Owxer named br g Jobn Wau ‘Time—2:48—2:30—2:42, Same Day —Match $1,100, mile heats, boss three ia five, in herpes ° 3 UT be To-dey there will be a trotting Course, beteeeu Tsconey aud Lautere, mile heats best threo in five, under the wxdiile, for $26.0. Lantern isa yonng horse, Knowy a8 the Woodeall golt, aod this ill his first sppearsnce on the track HH mast be s good one, or ke would not have been matched ‘Taconey. Poitee inielitgence, ALLEGED BXTEFSIVE FRAUD BY A DOWN TOWN MER- Cuant. Yesterday, @ merchant «ot. g business in Coder street, nemed Edwerd L. Houghton, was arrested by Gallagher, at:ached to the Secono éi-trict Police “ourt, on the complaint of Ecward: Morrison, of 61 Willem street, who alirges in on effi avit thét, in June last, Mr. Houghton calied at the office of Mr Morrison who is a Drover, aud asbed him to give him « check for $4,8:0, goes ‘him as vecurity a chect on the Kighth Avene ik, drawn by G. K. Hoyt, avd made payable to the order of Mr Morrison. Mr Morrison at first declined, bat op Boughtrn’s urging the: it was ‘all right,’ acceded to the request, ‘Ibe check whieh Mr. Morrison Se ee paid yet,‘aod he now takes as uting “F “oughton, who, he fraudes him out of ‘be sbevesum, Houghton was for exsmipation by Justice -tuart, who iatends io in- ‘Vestigate the matter fu'ly on vonday next, a* 8 0’olock. —ay man, nemed Henry ‘Bo was arrested yeaterday by officer Newmen, of the corps, cd a «barge of having forued the name of Cowenvisier, to the amonvt of $650, Commitien tee exsmination by Justice Bogart, Ne ee aeeeeee named _— Law- lean, was arres' 1) Officer Lrd charged with havi obtsined thirty tive surhe's of potacoes from the or on of ieee sloop Wm Petite’ L 4 betiveen this city a wn, unte> lulent representa- tions. itted for examination. ~The Coal Question. THE STRIKE IN THS &CoUYLEILL DISTRICT. TO THR EDITOR O¥ THEHERALD. - Nww Yorx, Ost. 19, 1854, At the begictirg of this years coal company in the Cumberland district found tney nada supply of coal mived and on their wharves; they fore sud- denly concrived the cea thatthey pea too high a rate for mining, viz:—58 cents of 2,240 Iba. ran of the mines, ara their « teacent immediate- Feducec Bucs rate to 28 cents ‘ibe comeequence was atrike in tbat district at the t of this ear, FO disastrous to the miners snd their uvfortinate ies, and beering so herd trom the énormous in- crease in the price .of oval upon the consumer; that strike might bave been en‘¢d sooner, but it was found more convenient to jet it continue When a company no dividend, a three month’s st ke forms a pretty for dtrec:ora 10 creep trroug! fy pest): we. Se See coal dis- tet and bnow w ow wuch rel to be placed tate statements put forth. I will write egain and let and the duped public and shareholders 9 tittle be- ‘the scenes. a.d.P. SUSPENSION OF COAL SHIPMENTS. the Phila elphia Ledger, Oot. 19) For the last day or two we hav- reports that ia consequence of the i e 33. a ‘The operates we hear do not oceswinte reretee tion of the price in the koston meraet as but put it on the high wages to miners, whieh, it {s st eged, be ‘consumes méy supp y frodeewn tpinere wilh bet moet the demend a ressoaa- aM Sy So rY r r9) New Baunswicx—We have St. John (N- B) papers tovct 17 he builer ot the steamtug Mag. me cs te ata orn expode onthe 16th. caasing Syed oot trek weve cog Bae ay ‘aD oil 5 manok eapestos ve vecorer The voller’ wee? new, woody, of the brig tencgbun tt Pere was married om the fd instant to a young isdy io ‘Ths next Any be soiled for Phiate phia, an¢ on the 6th fell over- board off Cause Light, while reefing topsalls, and re Maunen oF Conaunas rm 4 Row—The Lawrence. bag (Ind.) Press gives am secount of s frases which took place )p that town on *atarcay weet. betwern Hon. J A. Lane, member of Cor gress ftom ‘and John B Vail, Feq., of thet place Lane asenulted Vail with 5 cane in the street, the latter shot Lane in the side ‘The comyatante were separated. ‘The wound wae not dangerous.